
Steve Rushmore's June 2009 article for Lodging Hospitality magazine.

In 2009, HVS provided valuation and expert testimony for the Yellowstone Club in US Court. The appraisal of the private club, resort and master planned community, financed by Credit Suisse, shares insights into causes of the global financial crisis.

As Indian hotels smarten up for business this winter, we look at some pricing trends that can be put to practice to allow recovery in business volumes and improved occupancy performance.

Unemployment is high, automakers are still in the red, and the city’s hotel industry hangs in the balance. But there’s more happening in Detroit than the statistics reveal.

This article describes some of the opportunities that are being taken up in various hotel markets, with the aim of improving hotel trading conditions in the short term and a hotels’ positioning and competitiveness long after the recession is over

This market snapshot is the fourth in a series of articles that HVS is producing every month with STR Global data for a number of key markets. Our analysis for this market is based on a sample of more than 9,000 rooms.

Finding A Way Out

Sofia is considered to be one of the five fastest-growing real estate markets in the world and one of the most competitive in terms of business costs. The city is being transformed, improving the travel infrastructure and promoting tourism.

This is the first in a series of market snapshots that HVS Buenos Aires will be producing for booming markets within South America. The first to be selected is the Buenos Aires luxury and upper-upscale markets.

This is the second in a series of market snapshots that HVS Buenos Aires will be producing for different booming markets within South America. The second to be selected is the Santiago -Chile- luxury and upper-upscale markets.